EAGLE LAKE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: VIPER WELL SERVICES, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VIPER WELL SERVICES, LLC in WRIGHT #1 WELL, EAGLE LAKE, TX 77434 (NAICS 213111). OSHA activity number 339852253.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VIPER WELL SERVICES, LLC
- Site address
- WRIGHT #1 WELL
- City
- EAGLE LAKE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77434
- Mailing
- 402 D-A-M RD, EL CAMPO, TX 77437
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213111
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 B01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 5, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(1): Every wall opening from which there was a drop of more than 4 feet was not guarded: On or about July 15, 2014, at the site on rig #4, the employer failed to ensure the end of the rig platform was guarded to prevent employees from falling. Employees exposed to a fall hazard of 54 inches to the ground below.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $600
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 5, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: On or about July 15, 2014, at the site on rig #4, the employer failed to ensure the derrick hand had fall protection when walking the derrick platform. Employee exposed to a fall hazard of approximately sixty (60) feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: On or about July 15, 2014, at the site on rig #4, the employer failed to ensure that shaft ends were guarded or did not project more than one-half the diameter of the shaft. Employees exposed to the hazard of being caught in the rotating shaft.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting: On or about July 15, 2014, at the site on rig #4, the employer failed to ensure the horizontal drive shaft on the rig was guarded. Employees exposed to the hazard of being caught in the rotating shaft. In the alternative 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1). Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by a caught in hazard:
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): On or about July 15, 2014, at the site on rig #4, the employer failed to ensure the pulleys on the platform were guarded. Employees exposed to the hazard of being caught in the rotating pulleys.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $800
- · Z (S) $1600
1910.219 E01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1): 1910.219(e)(1)(i)Horizontal belts which had both runs 42 inches or less from the floor level were not fully enclosed by guards conforming to the requirements specified in 29 CFR1910.219 (m) and (o): On or about July 15, 2014, at the site on rig #4, the employer failed to ensure the horizontal belt was guard on the platform. Employees exposed to the hazard of being caught in the rotating belt.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339852253.
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